Beginning September 12, the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) began hosting “Observing With NASA,” an authentic data experience with astronomical imaging. This exhibit kiosk from the Smithsonian Astrophys...

Last week, Joe Biden stood in front of a crowd in Pittsburgh and delivered one of the most divisive speeches I have ever heard from an American president. Joe Biden ran a presidential campaign suppose...

The State Election Board website at www.oklahoma . gov/elections contains voter registration data, forms and applications, election dates and deadlines, sample ballots, election results and a lot of o...

I received news recently that the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is set to receive an additional $191 million from the federal government, which will benefit our House District 13. About $60 mi...

I am writing to bring attention to a matter we have recently encountered with the usage of the George C. Fussell Community Center located at Texanna Fire Department. McIntosh County GOP has had the ho...

First, let me state for the record that I literally loathe gossip and politics. Being from a small town, I have learned that there is a huge difference between being newsy and being down right nosey. ...

As I said in my last article, few decisions have been as controversial as the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade. As such I could not cover everything in one article. Last time I discussed the courts and ...

The opportunity to visit the various parts of the state is a welcome chance to see the good work done by local youth-serving organizations. Such an occasion occurred recently when the Oklahoma Commiss...

With the end of summer, we are getting close to the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy’s Fall Forum. This conference, to be October 11 – 13 at MetroTech in Oklahoma City, will assemble experts from...

Wednesday, Aug. 31, is National Overdose Awareness Day, and I want to take this time to discuss the recent surge of fentanyl analogues and the danger they pose to our communities. Fentanyl is a contro...

Experts say that by the 23rd week of pregnancy, babies are able to hear music in the womb. I’m positive that I heard music while in my mother’s womb and my children did the same since we were undoubte...

Two weeks ago, I attended the 2022 Early Childhood Leadership Summit in Phoenix. This group is a bipartisan gathering from all 50 states. There are four things that the conference aims to do: 1) ident...

I am sure we all agree the break in political commercials for a few weeks before the November General Election is a welcome reprieve from the unrelenting negativity. The persistent negative ads by can...

Though all households are being hit hard by inflation, it seems that the middle-class family is being massacred more than the very rich or the very poor. In fact, I believe the middle-class consumer s...

Among the many disastrous provisions found in the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, there is one in particular that is of great concern. This legislation awards $80 billion to the Internal Revenue S...

This week, I was in Arizona for the Hunt-Kean Leadership Conference. The conference is a bipartisan gathering of state teams comprised of senior elected officials, gubernatorial staff, and some of the...

Last week, I shared tips from different professionals about safety when traveling to and from school. This week let’s talk about ideas on how to prepare for the schedule of the school year. Reducing S...

Agriculture is a part of who we are in Oklahoma. Our farmers and ranchers provide everything from food to fuel and fabric for our communities and employ over 300,000 Oklahomans along the way. Generati...

Unfortunately, I missed International Left-Handers Day (August 13) because I was out of pocket after carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand. Fortunately, though, I live everyday being left-handed so I...

Wednesday, Aug. 10, was a very exciting day at the State Capitol! On Wednesday morning, I was joined by my granddaughter Julianne at the Governor’s Mansion, where we met up with Governor Stitt and Se...